biographical
adjective
bio·graph·i·cal
ˌbī-ə-ˈgra-fi-kəl 
variants
or less commonly biographic
1
: of, relating to, or constituting biography
2
: consisting of biographies
a biographical dictionary
3
: relating to a list briefly identifying persons
biographical notes
Examples of biographical in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
While developing a new biographical experience about designer and fashion icon Peter Dundas, Bousis continues to iterate and retool her most recent work.
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Ben Croll, Variety, 27 Apr. 2024
The film is a biographical drama about the Smallbone family, a large brood from Australia who emigrated to Nashville, Tennessee, in the early 1990s, following father David’s dreams of working as a promoter in the music industry.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2024
The film is a biographical drama about the Smallbone family, a large brood from Australia who immigrated to Nashville in the early 1990s, following father David’s dreams of working as a promoter in the music industry.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
In an attempt to cover too much historic and biographical ground, there are seemingly dozens of short scenes, some just a few lines long, so script feels unnecessarily choppy.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
Professional backgrounds had been discussed openly since jury selection began, as candidates read answers to a lengthy biographical questionnaire and also spoke about their jobs through voir dire questioning by the prosecution and defense.
—Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2024
At the same time, every word, every sentence is to be subjected to the most hygienic, scholarly, linguistic, and biographical scrutiny.
—Joy Williams, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
Director Rachel Chavkin keeps things moving at a brisk pace, covering some 60 years in the artist’s life, though as with most biographical works of fiction, a tighter scope would’ve worked wonders.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
The biographical drama stars Sebastian Stan as Trump and explores his career as an aspiring real estate tycoon in the New York City of the 1970s and 1980s.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
Ben Croll, Variety, 27 Apr. 2024
The film is a biographical drama about the Smallbone family, a large brood from Australia who emigrated to Nashville, Tennessee, in the early 1990s, following father David’s dreams of working as a promoter in the music industry.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2024
The film is a biographical drama about the Smallbone family, a large brood from Australia who immigrated to Nashville in the early 1990s, following father David’s dreams of working as a promoter in the music industry.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
In an attempt to cover too much historic and biographical ground, there are seemingly dozens of short scenes, some just a few lines long, so script feels unnecessarily choppy.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
Professional backgrounds had been discussed openly since jury selection began, as candidates read answers to a lengthy biographical questionnaire and also spoke about their jobs through voir dire questioning by the prosecution and defense.
—Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2024
At the same time, every word, every sentence is to be subjected to the most hygienic, scholarly, linguistic, and biographical scrutiny.
—Joy Williams, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
Director Rachel Chavkin keeps things moving at a brisk pace, covering some 60 years in the artist’s life, though as with most biographical works of fiction, a tighter scope would’ve worked wonders.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
The biographical drama stars Sebastian Stan as Trump and explores his career as an aspiring real estate tycoon in the New York City of the 1970s and 1980s.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Biographical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biographical. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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